The parliaments of the Eurozone struggle to find an agreement about the future European Stability Mechanism (the €700 billion bailout system for the Eurozone’s stricken economies) hoping that their rescue package will solve the problems of Europe’s periphery once for all. They should know, however, that they are not the first to set up such a package.
The ECB’s stealth bailout
Hans-Werner Sinn, 1 June 2011
Topics: EU institutions, EU policies, Europe's nations and regions
Tags: central banking, Eurozone crisis, Target system, transfer union
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